Oldest Living Major-League Baseball Players

This list includes every major-league baseball player born on or before 31 December 1930 who is alive. They are listed in order from oldest to youngest.

Players who accumulated fewer than 200 at bats and 50 innings pitched are in normal type. Players with more than 200 at bats or 50 innings pitched are in bold. Players in the Baseball Hall of Fame are in BOLD CAPS.

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RankNameBornYears of ServicePitcher?
1Art Schallock4/25/19241951-55Yes
2Bill Greason9/3/19241954Yes
3Bobby Shantz9/26/19251949-64Yes
4Frank Saucier5/28/19261951No
5Ed Mickelson9/9/19261950, 1953, 1957No
6Jim Willis3/20/19271953-54Yes
7Tommy Brown12/6/19271944-45, 1947-53Yes
8Bob Oldis1/5/19281953-55, 1960-63No
9Felipe Montemayor2/7/19281953, 1955No
10Roy Face2/20/19281953, 1955-69Yes
11Billy Hunter6/4/19281953-58No
12Bob Ross11/2/19281950-51, 1956Yes
13Al Worthington2/5/19291953-54, 1956-60, 1963-69Yes
14Joe Margoneri1/13/19301956-57Yes
15Vern Law3/12/19301950-51, 1954-67Yes
16Bob Lillis6/2/19301958-67No
17Joe Morgan11/19/19301959-64No
18Johnny O'Brien12/11/19301953, 1955-59Yes

Recent Deaths

NameBornDiedYears of ServicePitcher?
Charlie Maxwell4/8/192712/27/20241950-64No
Bob Kelly10/4/192711/27/20241951-58Yes
Gail Henley10/15/192811/25/20241954No
Don Ferrarese6/19/192911/4/20241955-62Yes
Bob Speake8/22/193010/4/20241955, 1957-59Yes
Pete Daley1/14/19308/22/20241955-61No
Mel Held4/12/19297/20/20241956Yes
Hank Foiles6/10/19295/21/20241953, 1955-64No
Carl Erskine12/13/19264/16/20241948-59Yes
Billy Gardner7/19/19271/3/20241954-63No

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